It’s a Tiger!

“Young imag­i­na­tions will run wild with this sto­ry with­in a sto­ry of a young boy who escapes from a tiger over and over again in var­i­ous out­ra­geous land- and seascapes. Tankard’s bold black lines, cre­at­ed with ink and dig­i­tal media, frame the car­toon­like char­ac­ters and allow the tiger’s stripes to stand out strik­ing­ly when viewed from a sto­ry­time cir­cle. Chil­dren will enjoy try­ing to spot the tiger’s tail, which is often cam­ou­flaged with­in the back­ground scenery, while the pro­tag­o­nist reg­u­lar­ly shouts, “A TIGER!” dis­played in large-type font. Teach­ers can use this book to lead their lis­ten­ing audi­ences in re-cre­at­ing the boy’s actions as he some­times creeps and crawls, yet at oth­er times he bold­ly races to the sur­pris­ing con­clu­sion. This tale will be a boon to cre­ative minds every­where and a par­tic­i­pa­to­ry sto­ry­time win­ner.” (School Library Jour­nal, starred review)